The provisions herein shall be severable; and, if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this act is declared to be invalid or illegal, or the applicability thereof to any state, agency, person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the validity of the remainder and applicability thereof to any other state, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. It is the legislative intent that the provisions of this act be reasonably and liberally construed.
70 ILCS 10/6